Fill 'er Up: The Glory Days of Wisconsin Gas Stations (Places

Fill 'er Up: The Glory Days of Wisconsin Gas Stations (Places Along the Way)

Step back to the day when a visit to the gas station meant service with a smile, a wash of the windshield, and the cheerful question, "Fill 'er up?" Since their unremarkable beginnings as cheap shacks and curbside pumps at the dawn of the automobile age, gas stations have taken many forms and worn many guises: castles, cottages and teepees, Art Deco and Streamline Moderne, clad with wood, stucco, or gleaming porcelain in seemingly infinite variety.
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The companion volume to the Wisconsin Public Television documentary of the same name, Fill 'er Up: The Glory Days of Wisconsin Gas Stations visitsÂ 60 Wisconsin gas stations that are still standing today and chronicles the history of these humble yet ubiquitous buildings. The book tells the larger story of the gas station's place in automobile culture and its evolution in tandem with American history, as well as the stories of the individuals influenced by the gas stations in their lives.
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Fill 'er Up provides a glimpse into the glory days of gas stations, when full service and free oil changes were the rule and the local station was a gathering place for neighbors. More importantly, Fill 'er Up links the past and the present, showing why gas stations should be preserved and envisioning what place these historic structures can have in the 21st century and beyond.
Country USA
Brand Wisconsin Historical Society Press
Manufacturer Wisconsin Historical Society Press
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780870203930
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Wisconsin Historical Society Press
Manufacturer	Wisconsin Historical Society Press
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	Illustrated
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780870203930
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Fill 'er Up: The Glory Days of Wisconsin Gas Stations (Places Along the Way)